Wyoming

Troy Koser, a doctoral student at Montana State University, surveys Pacific Creek Campground area for winter ticks. Koser is an ecology student involved in a study of winter ticks in the Jackson Hole area. (Photo by Meg Potter, Jackson Hole News&Guide)

A Jackson Hole survey for winter ticks   By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange   JACKSON — Troy Koser was inspecting the remnants of a “tick ball” that clung to a blade of grass. That’s just what it sounds like. The Montana State University Ph.D. ecology student was...
Story House Inc. promising 435 film industry jobs in Sheridan   By Ashleigh Snoozy The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange   SHERIDAN — A new business aims to bring the film industry to Sheridan. Story House Inc. presented its business plan at the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development...
No criminal charges to be filed against Campbell County library staff   By Cary Littlejohn Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange   GILLETTE — The Weston County Attorney’s Office will not pursue charges against members of the Campbell County Public Library after reviewing the relevant case...
Vaccine mandate bills continue their advance in Wyo. Legislature's special session   By Victoria Eavis and Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange   CASPER — Three major bills fighting back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate advanced to third reading Thursday, a...
Faculty urges UW to slow reorganization plans   By Daniel Bendtsen, WyoFile.com   The University of Wyoming’s Faculty Senate voted Monday to ask UW’s administrators to postpone a proposed reorganization that would move several programs from the College of Arts and Sciences to other colleges on...
School districts examine end of ‘snow days’   By Ryan Hanrahan Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange   BUFFALO — The days of Johnson County students building snowmen with their friends or drinking hot chocolate on the couch during a snow day may soon be coming to an end. That's because Johnson...
House Speaker Pro Tem Michael Greear, R-Worland, explains part of HB1001 during the Legislature's special session on Wednesday. Representatives spent more than five hours reviewing the bill, which would prohibit employers from making vaccination against the coronavirus a condition of employment. (Photo by Rhianna Gelhart, Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
COVID vaccine compromise measure gains support in House   By Morgan Hughes, Ellen Gerst and Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange   CHEYENNE — A bill forcing both sides of the vaccine mandate issue to make compromises is gaining momentum in Wyoming’s House of Representatives...

Sen. Affie Ellis, R-Cheyenne, speaks during the morning Senate session on Wednesday. The Legislature met Wednesday for the second day of its special session to chart Wyoming's response to a proposed federal coronavirus vaccine mandate. (Photo by Rhianna Gelhart, Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Senate agrees to review one COVID bill   By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange   CHEYENNE — Day 2 of the Legislature's special session was a short one for members of the Wyoming Senate, who passed two bills Wednesday morning before adjourning. Twenty bills were originally...
Program applauded by law enforcement, opposed by ACLU   By Margaret O’Hara The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange   SHERIDAN — Between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday morning, 26 people filed through Sheridan law enforcement offices to blow into a plastic tube. They returned Monday night. And they...
State might use ARP money to clean illegal dumps on Wind River Indian Reservation   By Katie Roenigk The Ranger Via Wyoming News Exchange   RIVERTON — State officials want to use federal American Rescue Plan funding to help clean up illegal dump sites on the Wind River Indian Reservation.  A recent...

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